Abundant Robotics Apple Harvester
DESCRIPTION
Abundant Robotics Apple Harvester is an Agricultural-Robots from Abundant Robotics. It is built for Agriculture, Picking, Apple harvesting. Key figures: released 2019.
The Abundant Robotics apple harvester was a self-propelled orchard robot that picked apples with suction instead of fingers. Developed by Abundant Robotics, an SRI International spin-out founded in 2016 in Hayward, California, it used computer vision to find ripe fruit and a vacuum tube on a single arm to pull each apple off the branch, then carried the fruit automatically to a bin on board. It worked one side of a row at a time and could pick at night. The company said the machine could reach 50-90% of the apples on a tree and pick one about every 2 seconds, with 1.5 seconds targeted for a commercial version. After field tests in Washington State and Australia, it ran what T&G Global called the world's first commercial robotic apple harvest in its Hawke's Bay orchards in New Zealand in March 2019, offered as 'harvest as a service'. Abundant raised about USD 12 million, including a 2017 Series A led by GV, but closed in mid-2021 after failing to raise money for a production machine; no grower ever bought one, and Wavemaker Labs acquired its intellectual property.
FEATURES
- Computer vision finds ripe apples
- Vacuum tube end-effector on a single picking arm
- Automated transport of picked fruit to an on-board bin
- Picks one side of a row at a time
- can pick at night
- Claimed reach of 50-90% of apples on a tree
- About one apple every 2 s (1.5 s targeted for commercial version)
- First commercial robotic apple harvest: T&G Global, Hawke's Bay, March 2019
- Offered as harvest-as-a-service
- never sold as a production machine
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
| Mobility | |
| Movement Type | Wheeled |
|---|---|
| Environment | Outdoor apple orchards (planar, trellised rows) |
| Actuators | Single picking arm with vacuum tube end-effector |
| Sensing & Compute | |
| Sensors | Cameras (computer vision) |
| Software / AI | Computer vision for fruit detection and ripeness |
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
| Mobility | |
| Movement Type | Wheeled |
|---|---|
| Environment | Outdoor apple orchards (planar, trellised rows) |
| Actuators | Single picking arm with vacuum tube end-effector |
| Sensing & Compute | |
| Sensors | Cameras (computer vision) |
| Software / AI | Computer vision for fruit detection and ripeness |
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What is the Abundant Robotics Apple Harvester?
The Abundant Robotics apple harvester was a self-propelled orchard robot that picked apples with suction instead of fingers. Developed by Abundant Robotics, an SRI International spin-out founded in 2016 in Hayward, California, it used computer vision to find ripe fruit and a vacuum tube on a single arm to pull each app…
Who makes the Abundant Robotics Apple Harvester?
The Abundant Robotics Apple Harvester is made by Abundant Robotics, a robotics company based in United States.
How much does the Abundant Robotics Apple Harvester cost?
Abundant Robotics has not publicly announced pricing for the Abundant Robotics Apple Harvester. You can enquire through RobotAIGeek for current pricing.
What is the Abundant Robotics Apple Harvester used for?
The Abundant Robotics Apple Harvester is designed for agriculture, picking, and apple harvesting. It is used in agriculture and apple orchards settings.
When was the Abundant Robotics Apple Harvester released?
The Abundant Robotics Apple Harvester was released in 2019.
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